Gaza

They criticize the university’s handling of the protest and say it is misrepresenting what happened.

The roughly three-hour protest went off largely without incident several days after police arrested more than 100 people on Washington University’s campus.

Washington University officials said that all arrested demonstrators will be charged with trespassing and that some of them also will be charged with resisting arrest and assault over skirmishes with police.

While the president got more than 85% of the vote, "uncommitted" received enough support to have three delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

Members of a Girl Scout troop in St. Louis County made bracelets to raise funds for child war victims in Gaza. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri told them to stop — or face legal action.

St. Louis resident Linda Badran wants to help the healing and recovery of the thousands of children being harmed.

A St. Louis University graduate student is terrified that her family in Gaza will not survive the Israel-Hamas war. She said Gazans are familiar with death and destruction because of their decades-long struggle for an independent Palestinian state, but this war is more devastating than other recent conflicts.

Palestinians in St. Louis are watching with anger and dismay as Israeli military forces continue to bomb homes and businesses in Gaza.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 28, 2011 - Marc Thayer, formerly a member of the staff of the St. Louis Symphony, helps…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 19, 2011 - Marc Thayer, who previously wrote voices articles from Iraq, recently tried to get…